Taylor · State Electorate

Ancestry & Birthplace in Taylor

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Fewer people were born overseas in Taylor than in most similar areas. English and Australian ancestries are the most common, with English ancestry accounting for 40.1% of the population.

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📍 Taylor, State Electorate

Where Taylor sits — People born overseas

19.6% ▼ -8.4%
  • 0.0%–2.1%: 0 areas
  • 2.1%–4.3%: 1 area
  • 4.3%–6.4%: 3 areas
  • 6.4%–8.6%: 17 areas
  • 8.6%–10.7%: 31 areas
  • 10.7%–12.9%: 35 areas
  • 12.9%–15.0%: 30 areas
  • 15.0%–17.1%: 32 areas
  • 17.1%–19.3%: 22 areas
  • 19.3%–21.4%: 21 areas
  • 21.4%–23.6%: 20 areas
  • 23.6%–25.7%: 25 areas
  • 25.7%–27.9%: 31 areas
  • 27.9%–30.0%: 22 areas
  • 30.0%–32.1%: 17 areas
  • 32.1%–34.3%: 17 areas
  • 34.3%–36.4%: 24 areas
  • 36.4%–38.6%: 20 areas
  • 38.6%–40.7%: 12 areas
  • 40.7%–42.9%: 15 areas
  • 42.9%–45.0%: 12 areas
  • 45.0%–47.1%: 10 areas
  • 47.1%–49.3%: 6 areas
  • 49.3%–51.4%: 6 areas
  • 51.4%–53.6%: 8 areas
  • 53.6%–55.7%: 4 areas
  • 55.7%–57.9%: 3 areas
  • 57.9%–60.0%: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Taylor — lower than 61% of areas.

People born overseas compared with the state and national average
Taylor19.6%
Greater Adelaide 27.6%
South Australia 24.1%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English and Australian backgrounds dominate the local mix, while Scottish, German, and Irish ancestries are less common, making up between 5.5% and 7.1% each.

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Only 19.6% of residents were born overseas, a figure well below the national 27.7% and the South Australian 24.1%. This proportion has also fallen slightly since 2011, with 73.5% of people now born in Australia.

19.6% ▼ -8.4%

Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 21.4%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 19.6%

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Taylor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40042/taylor/topic/ancestry-heritage